bodies

1. the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)Examples: "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"Synonyms: body, organic structure, physical structure

2. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entityExamples: "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"Synonyms: body

3. a natural object consisting of a dead animal or personExamples: "they found the body in the lake"Synonyms: body, dead body

4. an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objectsExamples: "heavenly body"Synonyms: body

5. the body excluding the head and neck and limbsExamples: "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"Synonyms: body, torso, trunk

6. a collection of particulars considered as a systemExamples: "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents"Synonyms: body